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i r t ion will f e t u re
Colurnb Day torie ,crafts and
ong , and will. take pi ce on
Friday, Octo er .
Pre-regi tration i required for
thi program and may be made at
the Junior 0 partment de k, t rt­
ing on Friday, September 25.
The e e ion are ge red
toward young children, ages 3-6,
nd are held from 10-11 p.m.
Movie for children re held
on Saturd y at 12 noon. Showing
September 26, will be "Runaway
Ralph."
Arts!F
Planned
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Arts! Fest! '92, a grand-scale
celebration of the arts and culture'
of Michigan's southwest is
planned for September 25-27 by
the Bl omland Arts and Cul­
tural' Council (BACC),
Cornerstone Alliance's Vision
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The W.I.C. Program, a nutritional program
for families with low incomes is a service for
women, infants and children.
If you know of a family member that could
use the services, have them acall their local
health department or calI1-800-26-BIRTH to
receive information and assistance.
. Redd,
Hou of th f tiv I ill
from 6 to 10 p.m., Frid y, 11 .m.
to 6 p.m. turday nd 2 to 6 p.m.
Sund y.
Booth re vii ble for
group th t wi h to e hibit infor­
m tion t $20 P r b th, or 10
for BACC org niz tion m m
Call (616) 927- 571 for furth r
inform tion.
include
d evenin
A Tri-County Craft Leader
Wor hop i bing ponsored by
4-H leaders nd t ff from B r­
rien, Van Buren and Cas coun­
tie on Saturday, October 10, at
the Berrien Spring Middle S hool
from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Morning, afternoon and all
day essions are offered. Co t of
the work essions will vary and
are contingent on election. Par­
ticipants should bring a ack
lunch. Coffee and cider will be
provided.
Call the Berrien County
Cooperative Extension Service at
429-2425 for information.
Registration deadline is Septem­
ber 25.
Annual NAACP
Baby Contest held
By MARY GOLUDAY
MUSKEGON - The Local Chap­
ter of the NAACP recently held their
Annual Baby Contest. .
This year's 1st prize went to 3
year-Old Domnique Blackman, 2nd
prize to 6 year-old Kemiura Gordan,
3rd prize to 1 year-old Ollietta
Merskin, and 4th prize went to 4
year-old Lequte Taylor.
Domnique is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Blackman;
Kemiura is the grandaughter of Mrs.
Leala Chambers; Ollietta is the
daughter of Mrs. Ruby Merkson; and
Lequte is the grandaughter of Mr.
Ben Jones.
The Local Chapter started the
baby contest in 1979 by Mr. Edgar
Rainey, who till �erves as Chairper­
son.
The first to win the baby contest
trophy was Heather Smith, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Simon and Inez
'Smith, Heather was 2 years-Old at ,
that time. She is now 15-years-olJ.
Rainey, Chairperson for the
Religious Affairs of the Local
NAACP always gives a thank you
dinner for the committee. They are
Rev. John Shyne, Ineze Smith,
Rosaland Ford, Josephine Hause,
Ben Jones, Bill Gill and Cheryl Mc­
Kinny.
Walker Tempeer Church of God
celebrated their Pastor and wife,
Elder V.J. and Mrs. Cora Walker's
Anniversary September 17-19.
Churches of the city attended.
The gala opening of the 1992-93
season of the West Shore Symphony
will be Friday and Saturday, Septem­
ber 25 and 26, at 8 p.m. in the Frauen­
thai Theater in Muskegon, under the
baton of Maestro Murray Gross.
The program will also feature six- ,
teen year old violinist Juliette Kang,
playing Dvorak' "Romance" and
the exciting "Carmen Fantasy" by
Georges Bizet, arr. by Sarasate.
Tickets for thi pair of concerts
are $21, $18, $16, and $15 with a
student and senior di count, which
will be available at Tickets Mus­
kegon,726-2400.
Forgotten Man Ministries 9th An­
nual Muskegon County Steward hip
Dinner will be held Thursday, Sep­
tember 24, at 6:30 p.m. at th West
Michigan Christian High School,
1212 Kin gs le y , Muskegon
Michigan.
'. Call Chaplain Mel Rykse at 724-
6304 for more information and to
make re: crvations.
The banquet will con ist of a deli- .
cious meal, pedal mu ic, gue t
. speaker Sheriff Robert Carter, an in­
mate te timony and a report of. the
jail mini try.
A free will offering will be taken.
There is still time to register for
courses at the Muskegon Area Ex­
tension School of Conroe College.
Courses being offered for Fall
1992 are as follows: Bible lIlA, Old
Testiment; Bible 112A, New Testi­
meni; Doctrine 131, Great Doctrine
of the Bible; and COS 101, introduc­
tion to Computer Science. All cour­
ses are $51.00. There is also a fee of
,$15.00 for the computer class only.
For information you may write,
Muskegon Area Extension School of
Conroe College, 560 Yuba Street,
Muskegon, Michigan 49444, or call
(616) 728-3782.
Rev. Gregory Kirksey, Dean and
Betty Shelton, Registrar.
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